Mike Simpson actually said...

"Well, I would encourage you, and I know you are very good at this, so it probably does not need the encouragement, but keep the Committee informed and the staff informed when you get down there and fi..."

"Do you think you will have some estimates on what the cost is? Or will you have to submit a reprogramming request to the Committee?"

"So we do not know yet or have any idea yet about what the potential cost is--bigger than a bread box, smaller than a space shuttle, somewhere in there?"

"That is right. And it still does."